New comp! Yay!! (Well, I had to do the whole system recovery thing, so its not really a new comp, but that's another story.) New comp=new story.

Disclaimer: Don't own nothing', never have, never will. (But I REALLY want to own Neal….tee hee!)

Neal straightened his brown and gold tunic in front of his mirror. "Yuki, darling, " he called. "Are you ready yet ? The ball is about to start!" He ran his fingers through his hair (again), and went into the bathroom to get his fiancée. Yuki was applying lip rouge in front of the mirror. "Sweetie, why are you wearing this? You're beautiful already." he complimented her as he rested his hands on her shoulders, and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"I….uh…..thought it might be nice." Yuki stuttered as she finished. Neal chuckled, turned her around, and looked her over. She was wearing a sky blue kimono with white flowers and a white obi.

"Like you said, we better be going." Yuki remarked after few minutes.

"Oh, so I'm right now?" Neal asked jokingly.

She hooked elbows with him, and they walked out of their chambers, laughing merrily.

"Kel? Are you ready yet?" Dom shouted to Kel through her chamber doors.

"Almost." she called back. " Just a second, okay?" After a few minutes Kel walked out of her chambers, wearing a navy blue dress, fitting perfectly, (it was Lalasa's work), with beads and bell sleeves.

"You look…...uh…...nice." Dom stammered. He was wearing a forest green tunic, with blue hose.

" Why thank you." said Kel. " So do you. And thanks for escorting me to this ball…."

"No problem." Anytime , thought Dom. Anytime at all. Especially if she looks this beautiful. Wait a minute, where did that come from? The other side of him mused. It's just Kel…..right?

The two walked down the hall, talking about the Own, and Raoul, and mutual acquaintances.

They met up with Neal and Yuki once they got to the ball room, along with Cleon and his wife, Merric and Louisa of Fenbard (who had been courting for some time, and their engagement was expected to be announced soon), and Raoul and Buri. "Hello, Meathead." Kel said. " Nice to see the rest of you too." Kel started talking and making introductions to Dom.

" May I have this dance, fair lady?" Dom joked after a few minutes, asking Kel.

"Of course." she replied. Dom picked her up by the arms and swept her around the room. What a wonderful dancer , Kel thought. Not that it matters. We're just friends- right? I mean, we went to this ball as friends….or maybe he meant more? "Oops- my bad." Kel apologized. Stop thinking- you just stepped on his foot! What kind of idea will that give him? Aargh!!!

"Switch partners now!" The herald called out. Neal and Dom looked at each other, shrugged, and traded partners.

"Just a moment, please, Lady Yukimi, I will be right back." Dom told Yuki, and walked off towards the restrooms. Kel and Neal kept on dancing as Yuki walked off to get a drink.

Yuki suddenly spilled the water she was pouring. Someone, not Neal, had just put his arms around her shoulders! "Get off me!" she warned, turning around.

" What's the matter, darling?" a man asked. " I thought you might be glad to see me, after all these years. Didn't you miss me?"

"Amaki? It's not you is it?" Yuki asked.

"Of course it is," Amaki replied. " You still love me? Don't you?"

"I…well…we should talk…." Yuki said nervously. She glanced around the ballroom nervously. "Look, there's a empty corridor- why don't we go over there?" Yuki pointed.

" Sure, sweetie….then maybe we could dance?"

"Uh…sure?" The two walked to the abandoned corridor, talking. Yuki wasn't really paying attention. Her mind was babbling. He's my fiancee….or he was. But technically we're still engaged. But what about Neal? I love him too. It was all so sudden- him going off to war, me leaving with Shinko, the goodbyes, the promises….. But I never came back did I? I found Neal…. And I love him, just not as much as Akami. So I should break it off with Neal then, right? But I thought he was dead! There was a message from the islands- or it could have been that other Amaki that died? The horrible one…..So I found Neal….and I am happy. Maybe Amaki has changed, after all these years. That would make it easier for me to resist him, to stay with Neal. He's still as handsome as ever though- chocolate colored eyes, beautiful black hair, tall, handsome…. "Huh?" She realized he at been speaking.

" I was just asking how things were at the palace. I mean, I just told you what happened to me, its only fair."

"Uh…well…good…..uh….yeah."

" What kind of answer is that?" He asked, kissing her. Yuki broke apart quickly.

"I'm sorry…" she told him. He kissed her again. Yuki gave in this time,, thinking that Neal wouldn't come along.

"I wonder where Yuki is." Neal remarked after the dance was over.

"I thought I saw her go off that way." Kel said, and pointed.

"Be right back, okay?" Neal said, walking off in Yuki's direction.

Cleon came over and told Kel "I notice you neglected to mention that she was with another man?"

" What he doesn't know, won't hurt him, right?"

"Whatever you say, Mother" Cleon said with a grin.

"Oh bag it Cleon."

"Yuki!" Neal shouted with a gasp once he reached her. Yuki quickly broke apart form Amaki.

"I can explain." she told him.

"You better be able too. That did not look friendly."

Sorry to leave you at a sorta cliffy guys! Review please! Now! I won't continue until I get 5 reviews. Unless of course I get terribly bored. But that rarely happens. Hehe. So review!

Tchao! ( that's how the French spell it, so you can't say I'm wrong about that.)

PS This is a story (maybe the only one) where I actually have some sort of idea what the hell is going to happen. Amazing, huh?!!!

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